Lucas Carneiro
Lucas Booth Carneiro is an American football kicker for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the Kentucky Hilltoppers football|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers].
Carneiro was born in Boston, Massachusetts and moved to North Carolina when he was two. He attended Community School of Davidson in Davidson, North Carolina where he played soccer before beginning placekicking as a junior. He committed to play college football for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
College career
After redshirting as a freshman in 2022, he took over as the Hilltoppers starting kicker in 2023, and went nine for 12 on his field goal attempts. In week 7 of the 2024 season, he notched a season-high 14 points in a victory versus 2024 [UTEP Miners football team|UTEP]. During the 2024 season, Carneiro went 18 for 19 on his field goal attempts, while also converting on all 41 extra point attempts, earning Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year honors. After the conclusion of the 2024 season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Carneiro transferred to play for the Ole Miss Rebels. In week 2 of the 2025 season, he was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after converting on three of his four field goal attempts in a win over 2025 [Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]. In the 2026 Sugar Bowl, Carneiro went three for three on his field goals, including a 56-yard field goal and the game-winning 47-yard field goal, in an upset win over 2025 [Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia].